81st Texas Legislature, House Bill 1016, Chapter 506 Page: 89 of 136
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S.B. No. 1016
1 procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the
2 resolution of internal and external disputes under the department's
3 jurisdiction.
4 (b) The department's procedures relating to alternative
5 dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any
6 model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative
7 Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state
8 agencies.
9 (c) The commissioner shall designate a trained person to:
10 (1) coordinate the implementation of the policy
11 adopted under Subsection (a);
12 (2) serve as a resource for any training needed to
13 implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative
14 dispute resolution; and
15 (3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those
16 procedures, as implemented by the department.
17 SECTION 8.04. Chapter 12, Agriculture Code, is amended by
18 adding Section 12.0271 to read as follows:19 Sec. 12.0271. RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT
20 PROGRAM. (a) From funds appropriated for that purpose, the
21 commissioner shall establish and administer a financial assistance
22 program to encourage private economic development in rural areas.
23 Financial assistance under the program may be provided only to:
24 (1) a county with a population of not more than 75,000;
25 (2) a municipality with a population of not more than
26 50,000; or
27 (3) an economic development corporation or community89
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 81st Texas Legislature, House Bill 1016, Chapter 506, legislative document, June 19, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149265/m1/89/: accessed May 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.